boatbuilder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boatbuilder
Example Sentences
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As the granddaughter of a boatbuilder and daughter of a fisherman, Brooke grew up very familiar with the water.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
Schofield grew up on Mersea Island on England’s eastern coast, the son of a boatbuilder.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2021
Christened the Meyers Manx, the vehicle was the invention of Bruce Meyers, a surfer and boatbuilder who melded old Volkswagen Beetle parts with a curving fiberglass body.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
Christened the Meyers Manx, the vehicle was the invention of Bruce Meyers, a surfer and boatbuilder who melded old Volkswagen Beetle parts with a fiberglass body.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2021
“When we need a big boat,” he said to the kingfisher-formed Asta as she sat on the gunwale beside him, “we’ll go to that gyptian boatbuilder and he can make it for us.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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